Ingredient Dictionary

LITHIUM CHLORIDE

Lithium chloride is a metal chloride salt with a Li(+) counterion.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 6 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

6 of 6 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

Lithium chloride is a metal chloride salt with a Li(+) counterion. It has a role as a geroprotector, a NMR chemical shift reference compound and an antimanic drug. It is a lithium salt and an inorganic chloride.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII G4962QA067 · registered name Lithium chloride · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Lithium Chloride is the inorganic salt

Cosmetic roles

No declared roleNOT REPORTED

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 塩化Ｌｉ: 本品は、リチウムの塩化物であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

LITHIUM CHLORIDEINCI리튬클로라이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Lithium chloride (LiCl)Synonym塩化ＬｉJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 7447-41-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-212-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID2025509
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID105509

IUPAC: Lithium chloride
Molecular formula: ClLi
Molecular weight: 42.39 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: solid
Melting/freezing point: 613 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 1360 ℃
Vapour pressure: 1 ㎜Hg(at 547 ℃)
Water solubility: 76.9 g/100㎖(water at 25 ℃)
Vapour density: 1.5
Relative density: 2.07
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -2.7
Molecular weight: 42.39

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 8 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Intermediate2
Processing aids not otherwise specified2
Catalyst1
Adsorbent1
No specific technical function1
Ion exchange agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

6 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1Classed as low2

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 33%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 9 studies

Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening
Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) 1992 according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) 1992 according to EPA OPP 81-6 (Skin Sensitisation) 1984
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Category 2A
Eye Irritation · Screening
Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to